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单词 asclepiadean
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Asclepiadean

[ uh-sklee-pee-uh-dee-uhn ]
/ əˌskli pi əˈdi ən /
Classical Prosody

adjective

noting or pertaining to a verse consisting of a spondee, two or three choriambi, and an iamb.

noun

an Asclepiadean verse.

Origin of Asclepiadean

1700–10; <Greek Asklēpiádei(os) pertaining to Asclepiades, 3rd-century Greek poet to whom the verse was attributed + -an

Words nearby Asclepiadean

ascidium, ascigerous, ASCII, ascites, asclepiadaceous, Asclepiadean, Asclepiades, asclepias, Asclepius, asco-, ascocarp
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British Dictionary definitions for Asclepiadean

Asclepiadean
/ (æˌskliːpɪəˈdiːən) prosody /

adjective

of or relating to a type of classical verse line consisting of a spondee, two or three choriambs, and an iamb

noun

Also called: Asclepiad an Asclepiadean verse

Word Origin for Asclepiadean

C17: via Latin from Greek Asklēpiadēs (about 270 bc), who invented the verse form
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